Re-Imagining Rwanda: Conflict, Survival and Disinformation in the Late Twentieth Century

by Johan Pottier

Book Overview

The conflict in Rwanda and the Great Lakes in 1994-1996 attracted the horrified attention of the world's media, diplomats and aid workers struggling to make sense of the bloodshed. This study shows how the post-genocide regime in Rwanda managed to impose a simple, persuasive account of Central Africa's crises upon international commentators, and explains the ideological underpinnings of this official narrative. It is a sobering analysis of how simple,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521528739
• ISBN13: 9780521528733
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"